In the short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game‚” by Richard Connell‚ we are introduced to two men on a boat going on a hunting trip. We quickly learn Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ is arrogant and doesn’t care for anyone but himself. Rainsford falls off the boat and ends up on Ship Trap Island. It doesn’t take Rainsford long to meet the man that has inhabited the island already. His name is General Zaroff‚ the antagonist‚ a “big game hunter”. When the two first meet we get the impression is that Zaroff
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In Richard Connell’s short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ Richard Connell uses Rainsford as a dynamic character to show the reader that hunting is immoral. At the start‚ Rainsford and Whitney are sailing through the Caribbean on a yacht coursed to Rio for a jaguar hunting trip‚ when they start a heating conversation about hunting. Rainsford clearly stating his opinion said‚ “The world is made up of two classes- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily you and I are the hunters.”(14) Rainsford
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Today‚ society is often fractured by social classes and wealth‚ the rich‚ the middle class and the poor. The short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell is a representation of how the rich can become blinded by wealth and forget that the lower classes are humans‚ judging only by how much money or possessions they may have. In this tale‚ the antagonist‚ a hunter by the name of General Zaroff‚ a wealthy murderer‚ let Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ simply borrow a suit made by” a London tailor
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During todays in class discussion over The Most Dangerous Game‚ many great questions were brought up. One of the questions mentioned was if you agree with General Zaroff when he says‚ “Instinct is no match for reason” (Connell 7). Although the ability to reason is important‚ I don’t completely agree with General Zaroff because I believe instinct is equally important and it really all depends on the situation. One might not always have time to reason‚ and acting upon instinct will happen naturally
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The Most Dangerous Game “I see‚” he said. “Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard‚ Rainsford….” “On guard‚ General‚” Rainsford replied‚ and lunged from behind the curtains. In his right hand was wickedly curved sabre‚ a little treasure from his trip back to the mansion. Alas‚ the general was clever and grabbed one the swords elegantly displayed above the mantle in his room. The broad‚ lavishly decorated weapon was a cumbersome
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the book is a comedy. Life and literature are connected through characterization‚ conflict and narration by life being told through literacy and characterization‚ conflict and narration help by explaining life. One conflict in the book “The Most Dangerous Game” was when Rainsford was upset at General Zaroff. Rainsford was upset because General Zaroff was killing people. General Zaroff was killing innocent people‚ sailors. Rainsford said “Killing animals is one thing‚ killing people is another”. General
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In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ the two main characters‚ Rainsford and General Zaroff both have different views on hunting. After falling off a boat and swimming to an unknown island‚ Rainsford stumbles upon a weary house on the abandoned island after hearing a gunshot. After being invited into the house‚ Rainsford meets General Zaroff who is also a hunter. After much talk between the two men‚ Rainsford comes to find that General Zaroff is a hunter for humans not animals like himself
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The Most Dangerous Game An interesting story will always have conflict. Conflicts create the main action of a plot. Without any conflicts‚ stories would be bland. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell has several conflicts. All of which contains‚ man versus nature‚ man versus self‚ and man versus man. The first of the conflicts‚ is man versus nature‚ when Rainsford fell overboard the ship. Rainsford heard three gunshots. He went on the railing to look where the sound came from. Rainsford
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In 1924 a short story appeared In Collier’s weekly‚ which was a popular newspaper during that time (“The Most Dangerous Game Introduction”). This story was written by a man by the name of Richard Connell‚ a native man of New York State‚ graduate from Harvard‚ and military veteran from World War I (“The Most Dangerous Game”). This story is of great suspense‚ horror‚ pure weirdness‚ and most of all much entertaining to the reader. Despite the great story overall it was‚ Connell wrote this story with
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Rainsford’s Journey Back Home He had never slept in a better bed‚ Rainsford decided. Rainsford got up and headed out of his room. He looked around as if he thought there was someone outside waiting for him. He scanned around the house and saw no one. Rainsford had felt proud of himself for beating General Zaroff‚ but he also had this small feeling of fear. Rainsford had to come up with an idea on how to get himself off of the island. It wouldn’t be long before Rainsford started getting hungry.
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